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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Feeding Chickens Black Soldier fly Larvae & a new feeder..

Have been looking at ways to boost the nutrition of the chooks at late & have come up with a few ideas like the Black soldier larvae farms... As you can see from the clip below they are a hit with the girls..

Another way is by increasing their greens intake.. At the moment they are getting grass clippings, grass from the neighbours yard & leafy greens from the patch.. Think its time they grow their own ; )»Living Green Chicken feeder..

Have been wanting to make one of these feeders up since a friend told me about them..
The concept is fairly basic, plant some chook fodder seeds under a chook proof cage so the greens can grow through for the chooks to feed on them without scratching them up..

So far I have made up the cage & installed it into the chook pen..
It is hinged so the mesh can be lifted easily & the soil worked or left to the chooks to scratch out between crops..

A hanging pot hook will be used to keep it from turning it into a chook trap : )»
I have some wheat grain soaking over night so it can be sown out in the morning... Just thought it might give the seed a bit of a head start germinating..
A clip will be made once we have a bit of growth & the chooks are feeding from it..

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Have a great one All...: )»

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We live in the sunny (most the time) south east region of Queensland,
Australia & are classed as having subtropical growing conditions..
The majority of our food is grown in self watering or “Wicking” beds,
IBC containers & barrels as a way to conserve water.. We also have a
1700L/450gal aquaponic system stocked with some native Jade Perch which
provide us with Omega 3 rich protein.. There are plans a foot to also add a 2000L/530gal Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) out the back as well.. Worms are being raised as both composters & as a potential supplemental food source for the fish & Chooks (Chickens)..